Gaël Duval
writes:
Hello,
I’m very please to announce that Linux-Mandrake 6.0beta
(Mariner) is available for download and tests.
Features Highlights:
- Improved installation procedure with default options at disk
partitionning and privileged+non priviled user account
creation - Windows(tm) Mandrake installation option for beginners, without
disk partitionning [BETA] - Core system: Kernel 2.2.7 (ac series), glibc2.1, RPM 3.0.1
- Compatible with Red Hat 6.0
- Pentium-class processors (Pentium I/II/III, AMD K6, Cyrix
M2…) CPU optimization [speed gain on modern machines] - KDE1.1.1 + Gnome 1.0.4 with Mandrake custom menue entries
- easy switch from one to the other
- Other Window managers (Window Maker 0.53, IceWM 0.9.38,
AfterStep 1.7.90…) - Scalable True-Type fonts under XFree (with many TT fonts
installed by default) - Soundconfig from the Lothar project
- Many nice KDE and Gnome apps (recompiled for Glibc2.1)
- Office applications
- CD-burning utilities
- ISDN utilities
- Bero-apps
- Improved keyboard management
- Improved localized man-pages support
- Bzipped man pages
Please have a look at our Mariner-related page on: